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. >> we're advocating for the education that we feel our students deserve, and that all students across the nation deserve. >> reporter: education experts say the issues in chicago are issues almost everywhere. >> it is about power, it is about who has the authority to decide very important things for schools. who teaches, how they teach. >> reporter: nearly 150 schools did open for half the day to provide activities as well as breakfast and lunch. in a district where nearly 80% of the students rely on it. >> we want to make sure that the students who receive that at school are still able to get it. >> reporter: but many children wanted more. >> why should kids miss school? >> i just hope that the teacher's strike will be short, and we'll just be back to school later. >> reporter: something a lot of grownups are hoping for, too. nbc news, chicago. >>> this is kevin tibbles on chicago's south side, felicia o'connor was already sleeping when the strike happened. she leaves for work at 4:30 each morning and usually drops 6-year-old michaela off. >> they don't know anything, i don't know an
. >> we're advocating for the education that we feel our students deserve, and that all students across the nation deserve. >> reporter: education experts say the issues in chicago are issues almost everywhere. >> it is about power, it is about who has the authority to decide very important things for schools. who teaches, how they teach. >> reporter: nearly 150 schools did open for half the day to provide activities as well as breakfast and lunch. in a district where...
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she said the bullying was so intense she took her complaints all the way to the board of education. despite that, her son made good grades, though. >> every quarter last year, and we had been talking about him going to college. and i told him i also would like to see him go in the reserves. i'm not going to rest until i find out who killed my son and why. >> prince george's county police offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. >>> apparently, thieves took advantage of the power outages after the storm in prince george's county. business owners reported several break-ins on saturday. the owner of this shell gas station in clinton told news 4 thieves targeted his business. grus reportedly stole copper pipes, damaging the ac unit, which will cost tens of thousands of dollars to repair. he also says security units were not working because of the power outage. >>> there's this phone thing happening today. it's being touted adds one of the biggest electronic launches of all time. today this phone thing -- we talked about it, i guess. we
she said the bullying was so intense she took her complaints all the way to the board of education. despite that, her son made good grades, though. >> every quarter last year, and we had been talking about him going to college. and i told him i also would like to see him go in the reserves. i'm not going to rest until i find out who killed my son and why. >> prince george's county police offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case....
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heaven forbid they just get an education. waste your parents' money. send us a video. >> loyola marymount sent us this video from los angeles. >> we are here at loyola marymount and we wanted to send you delta love. next time you are in l.a. come visit! [ chanting ] >> they are cute! >> that's what i am talking about. the tridelts are coming out in force. >> should that frighten me? >> yes, it should. >> we didn't have fraternities. at oral roberts university. no sore roarities. last night was a big night. it was "the voice" premier. >> i thought you were talking about the u.s. open. >> that too, but "the voice" was rocking. this is when they do those blind auditions. >> now each person is getting 16 voices. so it's going to be crazy. >> cee lo, they wondered about the cat. he doesn't have the cat. the cat is bye-bye. look what is back. >> you may get the opportunity if blake doesn't do a good job. quite honestly, i don't think he will. >> it's a parrot. a peach parrot. >> what about the music? >> so they had a yodeler on. you know how hard hard it is
heaven forbid they just get an education. waste your parents' money. send us a video. >> loyola marymount sent us this video from los angeles. >> we are here at loyola marymount and we wanted to send you delta love. next time you are in l.a. come visit! [ chanting ] >> they are cute! >> that's what i am talking about. the tridelts are coming out in force. >> should that frighten me? >> yes, it should. >> we didn't have fraternities. at oral roberts...
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they say it is to help educate customers. the world's largest fast-food chain is testing healthier menu items. >>> the long wait is over for the iphone 5. the computer giant unveiled the much anticipated new phone yesterday. some of the features include a bigger screen, faster processor and 4g connections. but the phone has left some apple lovers grumbling. it includes a new smaller port, which means you'll have to buy a new adapter for your car charger or home speakers. it goes on sale september 21st. get in line now, aaron. >> nope, not doing it. >>> this morning, an undocumented immigrant is coming out of the shadows in an effort to claim a lottery prize he says a friend ripped off. ramon ortiz says two years ago, he bought a maryland ticket with a $1 million jackpot. ortiz doesn't speak english and doesn't have a social security number. he says he asked a legal english speaking co-worker to claim the $450,000 payout. she did claim the prize and kept it, apparently. ortiz now suing that co-worker. the co-worker filed a pet
they say it is to help educate customers. the world's largest fast-food chain is testing healthier menu items. >>> the long wait is over for the iphone 5. the computer giant unveiled the much anticipated new phone yesterday. some of the features include a bigger screen, faster processor and 4g connections. but the phone has left some apple lovers grumbling. it includes a new smaller port, which means you'll have to buy a new adapter for your car charger or home speakers. it goes on...
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we've always been about educating others on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. >> okay. >> well, educate us, ladies, please. >> i'm shari. >> judy. >> shari like ferrari because i'm fast and sexy. >> and modest. >> let's do it. >> my husband will like that one. trust me. we have brown rice flour. we use whole grain flour. we don't use white. then we add pap yotapioca flour. >> it gives it great texture. because you don't have the gluten, you want to keep the texture. this is very important. >> extra virgin olive oil, then some herbs. oh, i got some on my dress. >> and a little bit of salt and little bit of honey. >> sea salt? >> what is that stuff? >> this is the yeast mixture. this is going to make the dough rise. >> what is that? honey? >> the honey goes with the yeast mixture. any form of sweetener. all our books are sugar-free. they're plant-based, easy to make recipes. >> okay. come on down here. >> now we roll this out. two pieces of wax paper here, usually put some flour in here so it doesn't stick. >> right. and roll it. you want to roll this out? >> not really. >> okay, that's f
we've always been about educating others on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. >> okay. >> well, educate us, ladies, please. >> i'm shari. >> judy. >> shari like ferrari because i'm fast and sexy. >> and modest. >> let's do it. >> my husband will like that one. trust me. we have brown rice flour. we use whole grain flour. we don't use white. then we add pap yotapioca flour. >> it gives it great texture. because you don't have the gluten,...
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. >> i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goes in manufacturing, education, national security, and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years, and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >> as joe biden likes to break, bin laden is dead and detroit is alive. >> i've met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they'd never build another american car, and today they can't build them fast enough because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on top of the world. >> looking forward, the president favors keeping education and green energy programs, keeping medicare like it is, and he wants the rich to pay more for that. >> i never said this journey would be easy, and i won't promise that now. yes our path is harder, but it leads to a better place. yes, our road is longer, but we travel it together. we don't turn back. we leave no one behind. >> i've done well, he said, and i need to d
. >> i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goes in manufacturing, education, national security, and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years, and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >> as joe biden likes to break, bin laden is dead and detroit is alive. >> i've met workers in...
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it retains and re-educates veterans. he will also visit wounded vets at the british ambassadors residence. >>> police in montgomery county are taking a new approach to cracking down on speeders. the county is starting a program it calls the corridor approach. instead of fixed locations for speed cameras on roads they will be using portable cameras and move them throughout. the idea is to create speed camera zones, rather than spots. >> the portable cameras will move throughout the corridor, thus they will always be in different places. rather than people looking for the camera what they should do is recognize the speed limit and drive safe. >> police have identified 67 different roads in the county where they will deploy the program but will no longer announce exact locations of those cameras. thousands of people completed a 39-mile journey today. the tenth annual avon walk for breast cancer wrapped up on the national mall. 2200 people participated this the walk. it raised more than $5 million for breast canser cer resea
it retains and re-educates veterans. he will also visit wounded vets at the british ambassadors residence. >>> police in montgomery county are taking a new approach to cracking down on speeders. the county is starting a program it calls the corridor approach. instead of fixed locations for speed cameras on roads they will be using portable cameras and move them throughout. the idea is to create speed camera zones, rather than spots. >> the portable cameras will move throughout...
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>> we're very aware of the cost of education and the ability of the people we serve to pursue education. so we work very hard to keep our tuition low. as you know, community colleges are probably the best value that you can receive in higher education. not just in maryland but across the united states of america. we're one-half of the cost of a four-year university, and a third of the cost of a private institution in the state. >> and arnie duncan says not only do states need to make community colleges higher budgetary priority, but students need to be smart consumers. >> if you look at it from a financial perspective, we know they are. we recognize the cost and the value. and they can transfer to a four-year institution with all of their credits moving with them, they can move into the world of work, and as they think about continuing to pursue, they can take advantage of any employer tuition reimbursement programs. so we believe their good consumers that way. and i think they're beginning to understand that looking at the associates degree, and using that as an avenue to produce incom
>> we're very aware of the cost of education and the ability of the people we serve to pursue education. so we work very hard to keep our tuition low. as you know, community colleges are probably the best value that you can receive in higher education. not just in maryland but across the united states of america. we're one-half of the cost of a four-year university, and a third of the cost of a private institution in the state. >> and arnie duncan says not only do states need to...
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. >> education is important. and my child is not in school getting the education she needs, you know, what -- it's just -- it's just irritating right now. >> several boys and girls clubs opened early for students. the union is taking a major stand on teacher evaluations. if they lose, it could have a ripple effect across the country. >>> defense second leon panetta is defending the government's response to a book detailing the mission that killed osama bin laden. panetta says the book "no easy day" could set a dangerous precedent and jeopardize future top-secret missions. the pentagon says it's reviewing the book where a navy s.e.a.l. wrote to determine what classified information is in it. the defense department says it may press charges against him. >>> this morning the web-hosting site godaddy.com is back up and running. someone hacked the web host yesterday, taking down millions of internet sites it serves. an anonymous hacker is taking responsibility for the attack. the hacker says they picked on godaddy to
. >> education is important. and my child is not in school getting the education she needs, you know, what -- it's just -- it's just irritating right now. >> several boys and girls clubs opened early for students. the union is taking a major stand on teacher evaluations. if they lose, it could have a ripple effect across the country. >>> defense second leon panetta is defending the government's response to a book detailing the mission that killed osama bin laden. panetta...
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. >> we're going to educate you because we're educating ourselves about this. >> they came out of the blue, literally. >> there's a group called one direction. if you have teenaged girls, chances are they know who these guys are. they are a young british band. they're between the ages of 18 and 20. >> yeah. >> okay. we had -- usually we have throngs of people out here for concerts. >> yeah. >> a march concert, a little unusual. >> on a monday. >> they were camped out outside on friday in sleeping bags. these teenage girls packed the plaza, okay. they came in on a double-dutch bus -- >> double-decker. >> like in england. double dutch, whatever. >> the lads from britain. >> anyway, they are crazy. by the way, nile, the one with the blond hair, his mom was outside and she's crazy about some kathie lee gifford. she watches our show from i think ireland. >> that's what i heard, yet she walked right past me when i walked into the thing. >> she claims. yeah. anyway, i left the gym, which is on 51st street, trying to cross the street. >> uh-huh. >> it was a -- you can see it. it was a complet
. >> we're going to educate you because we're educating ourselves about this. >> they came out of the blue, literally. >> there's a group called one direction. if you have teenaged girls, chances are they know who these guys are. they are a young british band. they're between the ages of 18 and 20. >> yeah. >> okay. we had -- usually we have throngs of people out here for concerts. >> yeah. >> a march concert, a little unusual. >> on a monday....
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i seem to have educated bill on something. i'll leave that to him. >> a moon bow? >> that's your google fact for the day. >> beautiful shot. the moon is bright out there this morning. that continued to be the case in areas of clear skies. we had a lot of rain out there yesterday in new england, especially and the storms in the southeast and just look at the high temperature yesterday in boston. it was only 53 degrees. we had much of the month of march was warmer than it was yesterday in areas of new england and even snowed in new hampshire, the top of mount washington had snow yesterday. all the warm air has been in the middle of the country. record highs. salt lake city, utah was up to 100. 102 in phoenix. montana and denver that's where the summer time air is right now. pretty good thunderstorms rolling through montana yesterday. this morning as far as nasty weather goes much improved in new england. cool chilly morning but at least we're not getting dre ting dren rain. tennessee has rain. nashville is in the clear. most of the nasty storms have moved to the sout
i seem to have educated bill on something. i'll leave that to him. >> a moon bow? >> that's your google fact for the day. >> beautiful shot. the moon is bright out there this morning. that continued to be the case in areas of clear skies. we had a lot of rain out there yesterday in new england, especially and the storms in the southeast and just look at the high temperature yesterday in boston. it was only 53 degrees. we had much of the month of march was warmer than it was...
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some say it could generate billions of dollars for jobs, housing, education and health care. the protesters also called on the obama administration to hold wall street accountable. >> the big banks have crashed our economy and we feel like the administration has had time to deal with this crisis and they haven't dealt with it effectively. >> protesters visited secretary geithner. they moved on to a bank executive's house in chevy chase. geithner did not talk to the protesters. >>> he had a dream job and gave it up to try to help others. the former voice of the orioles talks about the 911 call that helped save a life. here's erica gonzalez. >> give her two more breaths now. two more breaths. make that chest go up and down. and let's go again. one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four. are they there, ma'am? >> yes, they're here. >> a life or death situation. a maryland dispatcher instructs a woman how to give her drowning granddaughter cpr. there's something familiar about that voice. >> she's breathing. >> she's breathing? >> yes. >> he spent 14 years as the voice of camde
some say it could generate billions of dollars for jobs, housing, education and health care. the protesters also called on the obama administration to hold wall street accountable. >> the big banks have crashed our economy and we feel like the administration has had time to deal with this crisis and they haven't dealt with it effectively. >> protesters visited secretary geithner. they moved on to a bank executive's house in chevy chase. geithner did not talk to the protesters....
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ideas. >> you got to sneak the educational thing in. they won't want to go. >> how did you come up with your list? >> we actually put it to a vote with our readers. we've done this for a couple of years, putting together our own lists and everybody would argue and complain and you forgot this. we asked people to submit their own nominations. we got 500-plus nominations and we whittled it down. >> first up, the golden gate bridge. why is that such a good spot for kids? >> it is the personification of the west, for one. such an iconic gorgeous kind of place. these places are either sort of man-made or natural on our list. this is a place that sort of spans both. it is obviously man-made but it is such a part of the panorama and the environment. there's nothing like it. it's magic. >> chicago, you guys picked the field museum. what makes that unique? >> the field museum is an enormous 20-million object museum of national history in chicago. it is the place where indiana jones allegedly did his training. among things they have there is the
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he wants to get more of an education. >> can you imagine? see, he's the exact opposite of what we have so much of in our country today, which is an attitude of entitlement. he didn't have an attitude of entitlement. he's so grateful to be in this country, have an opportunity to have a job and get an education. now he wants to go back to columbia and hopefully get a better job. he's still back in his custodian job. >> well, how about the kids at harvard and some of the other ivy league schools? they're talking about ways to lower the stress level at those universities. and one of the ways they came up with doing that is by bringing puppies into the campus to help students -- >> you can't have bambino, i'm sorry. he's my stress reliever. but i understand that. but if you had even suggested such a thing years ago, when we didn't have things like wimp university, those kinds of things where kids actually went and got an education and worked hard. you know. i don't know. i have mixed emotions about it. >> dogs are soothing. it just does seem like
he wants to get more of an education. >> can you imagine? see, he's the exact opposite of what we have so much of in our country today, which is an attitude of entitlement. he didn't have an attitude of entitlement. he's so grateful to be in this country, have an opportunity to have a job and get an education. now he wants to go back to columbia and hopefully get a better job. he's still back in his custodian job. >> well, how about the kids at harvard and some of the other ivy...
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in virginia, we know education means opportunity. that's why tim kaine expanded pre-k... championed higher ed and job training... helping make virginia "the best state to raise a child." but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end tax deductions for college tuition. and now, a budget plan k-12 classrooms-- all to pay for even more tax breaks for the wealthy. seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. prand you're seeing that rightno quit in amnow.a... over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the w
in virginia, we know education means opportunity. that's why tim kaine expanded pre-k... championed higher ed and job training... helping make virginia "the best state to raise a child." but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end tax deductions for college tuition. and now, a budget plan k-12 classrooms-- all to pay for even more tax breaks for the wealthy. seiu cope is responsible for...
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this money is designated to the education trust fund. it will go there and split across the state enjurisdiction. in prince george's we're going to designate extra money. so i always find that interesting. also that the people are saying this money won't go toward education, but they encourage you to go to your sites, so our money can help them and their education efforts. >> have to take a break now, but you mention in west virginia, more than a billion dollars over the past decade left maryland for west virginia. >> that is absolutely correct, and the driving opponent of this is not on moral issues, it's on the economy. the fact that these people, you know, have sights in other places an they want to see the revenues continue to go over there. we're not mad at them for doing that, but we want to make sure we have an equal chance here in the state. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 fun
this money is designated to the education trust fund. it will go there and split across the state enjurisdiction. in prince george's we're going to designate extra money. so i always find that interesting. also that the people are saying this money won't go toward education, but they encourage you to go to your sites, so our money can help them and their education efforts. >> have to take a break now, but you mention in west virginia, more than a billion dollars over the past decade left...
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some parents and educators are questioning whether the books should be on library shelves because of violence, language and sex. >>> england's prince harry rode through snowy roads in romania. prince charles owns a mansion in a nearby village. >>> released images from marches that shows a dried lava flow that looks a lot like the forehead, trunk and eye of an elephant. it was taken by a camera in orbit around the red planet. here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dous opens at 12,929. the s&p fell 15 points. the nasdaq lost 33. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei was down eight points while in hong kong the hang seng dipped 236. >>> not surprisingly stocks tumbled on investors first day back after a long holiday weekend. all ten industry groups on the s&p suffered with financials hit the hardest. broad selloff also dragged the dow to its first sub-13,000 finish in a month. >>> facebook's purchase of instantgram grabbed a lot of attention as they ready it's upcoming ipo. instantgram was becoming a highly sought social rival. >>> els
some parents and educators are questioning whether the books should be on library shelves because of violence, language and sex. >>> england's prince harry rode through snowy roads in romania. prince charles owns a mansion in a nearby village. >>> released images from marches that shows a dried lava flow that looks a lot like the forehead, trunk and eye of an elephant. it was taken by a camera in orbit around the red planet. here's a look at how wall street will kick off the...
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so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> southwest airlines recently nabbed its 300,000th fan, so they decided to sell discounted fares. boy, did that back fire. >> i tried booking my flight around 420. >> reporter: nancy got an error message and another and another. she about gave up when she got a confirmation e-mail. and another and another. >> i continued to get more e-mails. >> southwest kept booking her and kept billing her. >> i noticed my e-mail refreshed and i got five new e-mails. >> reporter: all afternoon, five seats on the same flight. she ended up with over five tickets. >> that's over $9,000 of flight charges. >> you are now free to empty your bank account. >> i was outraged. the stacary thing is i know it wasn't just me. when you go to the facebook page, you can read people saying they got charged a lot of times. >> reporter: people can expect refunds,
so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> southwest airlines recently nabbed its 300,000th fan, so they decided to sell discounted fares. boy, did that back fire. >> i tried booking my flight around 420. >> reporter: nancy got an error message and another and...
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happier people like hoda are more optimistic doggone it and have a higher chance of getting a university education. >> if you have a choice of being optimistic or not, you might as well be optimistic. you only have two choices. >> it seems like naturally certain people see this one-third full. >> which isn't enough. >> some would say that's two-thirds empty, doggone it, and that's just not right. you know what i'm saying? be grateful for what we have. >> i have a song for you i think you'll like. is this thirsty thursday. it is. since christmas is over, remember paul sikes the guy i love. >> yes, i like him. he wrote a song called "i already miss christmas." the kids are gone and the stockings are down, and this is a song that he wrote for this time. let's listen to this song i already miss christmas really loud please. ♪ there's wrapping paper on the floor ♪ ♪ the stockings aren't hanging anymore ♪ ♪ if santa came by here yesterday ♪ why does he feel so far away ♪ ♪ i already already already miss christmas ♪ >> that's sweet. i never feel that way. ♪ just a couple cookies in th
happier people like hoda are more optimistic doggone it and have a higher chance of getting a university education. >> if you have a choice of being optimistic or not, you might as well be optimistic. you only have two choices. >> it seems like naturally certain people see this one-third full. >> which isn't enough. >> some would say that's two-thirds empty, doggone it, and that's just not right. you know what i'm saying? be grateful for what we have. >> i have a...
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our chief education correspondent rehema ellis remains in chicago tonight. rehema, good evening. >> good evening, brian. this is one of the school where kids spent some of their time today. 11,000 kids showed up citywide, but that's only a fraction of nearly 400,000 kids who have been locked out because of the strike. on the picket lines, strikers say they're fighting for what's best for students and what's fair for teachers, whose job security may depend on test scores. >> standardized testing, it can't truly evaluate the teacher, because it doesn't truly evaluate the student. >> reporter: a major stumbling block in negotiations, reform. linking 25% of the teacher's evaluation with standardized test results. >> i wish people would stop thinking that standardized tests tell us anything other than the socioeconomic background of our students. >> reporter: around the city, teachers have shouted out their frustration with school administrators and the mayor. visiting a school open for a few hours to give kids some place to goo go, mayor rahm emmanuel again call
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health care and education, women and kids, women have a sharper focus than male voters. the issues of contraception have come retro, and the question of choice again, romney is on the wrong side of most of those issues. >> you are seeing him looking for ways to target women. he is on the wrong side of the issues targeting women. >> the gender gap in the last month, but it's getting smaller. it was 19 or 20 a month ago. chris: he talks about the gender gap and romney is playing the economic piece of the jeppeder gap. >> that's where he wins on this, the idea of economic security. that's part of why the male figure was missing from that ad. he is trying to portray somebody who is inherently figure insecure about where her family is in the country and romney has to play to that. chris: i got to say that this obtain stuff must be pretty powerful with focus groups. it must really be working. once cory booker and the others came out, even steve radner who had attacked, even steve radner who had been obama's auto czar who attacked this backed down in a column in the "new york t
health care and education, women and kids, women have a sharper focus than male voters. the issues of contraception have come retro, and the question of choice again, romney is on the wrong side of most of those issues. >> you are seeing him looking for ways to target women. he is on the wrong side of the issues targeting women. >> the gender gap in the last month, but it's getting smaller. it was 19 or 20 a month ago. chris: he talks about the gender gap and romney is playing the...
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the education company pledged 25% on the news. >>> netflix spiraled after warning it may have trouble reaching year-end goals for new customers. >>> on the bright side, wall street welcomed austin's tex-mention restaurant chain chuy's to the nasdaq. >>> overseas japan report add record $37 billion trade deficit for the first half of the year. >>> meanwhile toyota said it sold just shy of 25 million vehicles in the first half which could put itm general motors. >>> state farm insurance has pulled its broadcast from the penn state home games in the wake of the sandusky sex scandal. >>> after more than a century of publication scholastic is discontinuing separate issues of "weekly reader." >>> aepd finally it appears same sex marriage has sparked an economic boom for new york city. the big apple has raked in $259 million after one year of same-sex marriages. >> coming up the red sox stop a skid, the indians squeeze by, and an early look at olympic gold. >>> plus, the 2012 dream team sends a message to the world's second ranked team. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead.
the education company pledged 25% on the news. >>> netflix spiraled after warning it may have trouble reaching year-end goals for new customers. >>> on the bright side, wall street welcomed austin's tex-mention restaurant chain chuy's to the nasdaq. >>> overseas japan report add record $37 billion trade deficit for the first half of the year. >>> meanwhile toyota said it sold just shy of 25 million vehicles in the first half which could put itm general...
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research that shows college students are spending less time studying, even as the cost of that education sky rockets. >>> and making a difference. on this memorial day. one woman's lifetime of service and the children that keep her going strong. "nightly news" starts now. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. the tropical storm named beryl barrelled across the southeast today, bringing winds just shy of hurricane strength as it made landfall in florida, forcing many to cancel their holiday plans. the weather is the tory on this memorial day as another huge swath of the country has to contend with record heat. we have two reports starting with mike seidel in jacksonville beach, florida. mike, good evening to you. >> good evening, savannah. the wind is still winning the wind up the beach. thus the reason i have the safety glasses on again tonight. what was tropical storm beryl has indeed been downgraded but it's still a cause for concern. tropical depression beryl is drenching parts of florida and georgia today, washing away holiday plans for thousands. in advance of
research that shows college students are spending less time studying, even as the cost of that education sky rockets. >>> and making a difference. on this memorial day. one woman's lifetime of service and the children that keep her going strong. "nightly news" starts now. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. the tropical storm named beryl barrelled across the southeast today, bringing winds just shy of hurricane strength as it made landfall in...
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i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door.
i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door.
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it's our education nation series. all right from an outsider's perspective, this looks like a typical classroom. but inside the academy, it's an incubator of sort, encouraging young women to check out a career that few have chosen to pursue. engineering. >> it completely changed my life. i didn't know what engineering was, so like we did today the guest speaks speakers and we have our mentors. >> reporter: civil engineers have been mentoring in the program for five years. demystifying a male dominated profession they say could use more women in the ranks. >> being a woman engineer i think you have an advantage, not only are you a minority, but and you have different take on things. you have a different viewpoint on life, on problem solving organization challenges. and i think that is such an asset to the peeled. >> reporter: in addition to lectures and mentoring, they also get valuable hands on experience using tool. they even are exposed to robotics. many go on to join the team along with their male counterparts. and
it's our education nation series. all right from an outsider's perspective, this looks like a typical classroom. but inside the academy, it's an incubator of sort, encouraging young women to check out a career that few have chosen to pursue. engineering. >> it completely changed my life. i didn't know what engineering was, so like we did today the guest speaks speakers and we have our mentors. >> reporter: civil engineers have been mentoring in the program for five years....
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it usually indicated wealth and education, but they only sold 8,000 sets of books in the year 2010. >>> a delta jet with two maintenance workers onboard went off a runway this morning in hartsfield in atlanta. they were running up the throttles on a 737 going a test, usually with the brakes deployed. but they said the brakes failed, off it went, ending up at a severe angle in the dirt. the airline is now investigating. >>> the cost of good intentions on display in austin, texas. right now, the annual south by southwest festival is going on, always one of the great reasons to visit austin. and a marketing company had what it thought was a good idea to hire homeless people and make them portable 4g wireless hot spots, walking internet connections. they got paid, but still it rubbed a lot of folks the wrong way. it sounded to them like exploitation. the experiment, as the company called it, is over for the moment. >>> the term of art is photo bombing when someone pops up in the background of your picture. it happened yesterday in the white house when a reporter from univision was taping
it usually indicated wealth and education, but they only sold 8,000 sets of books in the year 2010. >>> a delta jet with two maintenance workers onboard went off a runway this morning in hartsfield in atlanta. they were running up the throttles on a 737 going a test, usually with the brakes deployed. but they said the brakes failed, off it went, ending up at a severe angle in the dirt. the airline is now investigating. >>> the cost of good intentions on display in austin,...
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promises, he says, to cut $4 trillion from the budget over 10 years with some new spending in areas like education and transportation, but also some new taxes, letting the bush tax cuts expire for the wellty and 30% minimum tax on millionaires. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a woman in virginia almost was killed when powerful winds brought a tree down on her home. she was sleeping, pinning her to the bed. firefighters worked over an hour to free the woman who suffered life-threatening injuries. unfort analystly the good news end there. building inspectors deemed her house uninhabitable. >>> this weekend the winter continued is bizarre in atlanta. it caused one fountain nearly to become encased in ice. spectators braced the cold to get a glimpse of the rare site. that, of course, is not normal for atlanta. >>> and finally over 100 people gathered outside city hall in san jose to ruffle some feathers. a classic pillow fight broke out. they spread the word on facebook and twitter. come on, buddy. t
promises, he says, to cut $4 trillion from the budget over 10 years with some new spending in areas like education and transportation, but also some new taxes, letting the bush tax cuts expire for the wellty and 30% minimum tax on millionaires. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a woman in virginia almost was killed when powerful winds brought a tree down on her home. she was...
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department of education for its problems. the department of education released a statement saying the federal student aid program denied it because of its agreement. they're working to help students to find schools to complete their terms. the faculty members are considering a class action lawsuit. >>> today all eyes will be on the sky. fighter jets will be flying over the district. it's part of the series of tests that will prepare for a rival. discovery is set to arrive april 17. >>> also today president obama will sign a bill that he says will help small businesses grow. he'll sign the jobs act that stands for jump start our business start-ups. it's designed to help start-ups and small businesses get financing. opponents say it leaves investors vulnerable to get rich quick scams. >> rick santorum is taking time off. he'll take off four days over easter starting today. his aides say he'll use the time to plan a new strategy ahead of the pennsylvania primary. he's expected to campaign again next monday. santorum is nation in
department of education for its problems. the department of education released a statement saying the federal student aid program denied it because of its agreement. they're working to help students to find schools to complete their terms. the faculty members are considering a class action lawsuit. >>> today all eyes will be on the sky. fighter jets will be flying over the district. it's part of the series of tests that will prepare for a rival. discovery is set to arrive april 17....
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one of those educated cities in the country. we love to test that knowledge. >> let's start with this one. trivia night at the looking glass lounge. tell us about that. >> this is a funky little bar. they have been hosting trivia nights recently. every tuesday tonight at 7:00 p.m. and gets competitive. you can get there and ask break into five teams. if you win, the five rounds, you actually will get $60 off your bar tab. there's competitiveness. >> how tough is -- are the trivia questions at these places? >> this one is interesting. the last few things like what's the name of a baby cockroach. who would know that? >> that's one of their questions? i wouldn't have been able to answer that one. is there a prize if you win? >> $65 bar tab. they will cover $60. >> wow. that sounds great. let's move to the other one. jimmy's old town tavern in herndon. >> that's right. it has been going for 15 years. you can see really does look like a jeopardy board. this is one that's probably one of the most challenging in the area. that's why so
one of those educated cities in the country. we love to test that knowledge. >> let's start with this one. trivia night at the looking glass lounge. tell us about that. >> this is a funky little bar. they have been hosting trivia nights recently. every tuesday tonight at 7:00 p.m. and gets competitive. you can get there and ask break into five teams. if you win, the five rounds, you actually will get $60 off your bar tab. there's competitiveness. >> how tough is -- are the...
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department of education for its woes. a letter that left more questions than answers. >> where is he? why isn't he here? why isn't he answering people's questions? what is he going to do to resolve all of this? he going to give us our diplomas? open up somewhere else so we can actually finish? >> none of the credits count. nothing. wasted time for what? >> reporter: while students say they were blindsided by the shutdown, a faculty member told news 4 he hadn't been paid in two months. many students here are single parents, saddled with thousands of dollars in loans. working for a better life. >> i want to continue my education. i need to finish. i have a plan to follow. and just because they mess up, you know, i need to continue. >> that was jane watrel reporting. >>> taking a cab in the district soon could have you digging deeper in your pocket. d.c. taxi cab commissioner ron litton says cabs will start charging $2.16 per mile up from $1.50 per mile right now. the new fares would go into effect on april 21st. he says the
department of education for its woes. a letter that left more questions than answers. >> where is he? why isn't he here? why isn't he answering people's questions? what is he going to do to resolve all of this? he going to give us our diplomas? open up somewhere else so we can actually finish? >> none of the credits count. nothing. wasted time for what? >> reporter: while students say they were blindsided by the shutdown, a faculty member told news 4 he hadn't been paid in two...
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. >> it's time we had educators and school board members make education policy rather than amusement parks. we're one of only two states in the country that has laws prescribing when school can begin. >> reporter: educators say the post labor day start puts virginia high schoolers at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to preparation for national ap and ib exams. >> the ap and ib tests are set on a national calendar. we have nothing to say about that. and many of our kids are taking those tests, sometimes two to three weeks with two to three weeks less of instruction. >> reporter: on top of that 77 of the commonwealth's 132 school districts most in snowy parts of the state have weather waivers permitting them to bypass the law creating an uneven playing field even within virginia. virginia's hospitality and travel association is pushing hard to keep the law in place arguing that an earlier school start could mean nearly $300 million in lost tourism revenue. but educators say momentum for a change seems to suddenly have shifted their way. governor bob mcdonald has just endorsed a
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. >> the money is going towards education. it's going to help build 210. it's going to health care and jobs and jobs and jobs. thank you for this great victory. >> reporter: aaron and eun, we spent the day yesterday at prince george's county polls and got quite the mix of reaction of those voting for question seven and those voting against it. we're going to stick around here in prince george's county all morning long and get some reaction from the residents now that the ballot has actually passed. we'll check in with you guys a little bit later. that's the latest from national harbor. tony tull, news 4. >>> 4:25. 40 degrees this wednesday morning. four more years for president obama. >> and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america the best is yet to come. >> the president promising to work with the gop, and his acceptance speech also included a message to his daughters about a promise he made four years ago. >>> four more years, the president delivered his acceptance speech in chicago just a few hours ago, vowing to return to washington
. >> the money is going towards education. it's going to help build 210. it's going to health care and jobs and jobs and jobs. thank you for this great victory. >> reporter: aaron and eun, we spent the day yesterday at prince george's county polls and got quite the mix of reaction of those voting for question seven and those voting against it. we're going to stick around here in prince george's county all morning long and get some reaction from the residents now that the ballot has...
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he's been focusing a lot of his time and attention on education. laura bush also told the crowd she's having trouble getting 43, the former leader of the free world, to pick up his socks around the house. >>> up next here as "nightly news" continues. revisiting a remarkable american family and the two little girls they rescued from an epic disaster. tonight, so much has changed. >>> later, millions are suffering in this tough economy. wait till you see what one teenager is up against. i remember the day my doctor told me i have an irregular heartbeat, and that it put me at 5-times greater risk of a stroke. i was worried. i worried about my wife, and my family. bill has the most common type of atrial fibrillation, or afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. he was taking warfarin, but i've put him on pradaxa instead. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mgs reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin without the need for regular blood tests. i sure was glad to hear that. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if y
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. >>> his speech focused jobs and education. melissa mollet is here with more on governor mcdonald's priorities. he kicked it off by laying out his jobs and education focus agenda. first of all let's take a look at jobs and flip that around for you. they're calling this the most pressing issue. he also wants additional funding of the state pension system and more money for a new tax credit for small businesses. time now to take look at education and flip that around for you this morning. he's proposing an increase of $438 million for public schools. he also wants teachers on annual contracts, bad ones, to be weeded out more easily. >> just like workers in most every other job get reviewed annually and are therefore able to more accurately be promoted and rewarded for their success, so, too should teachers. >> the governor's also proposing increase to the transportation fund. mcdonald wants to increase the sales tax which rolls into the fund in order to generate $110 million for transportation projects. back to you. >> melissa mo
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some parents support the change. >> it's an educational issue where the quality of education is concerned i think they should have top priority over business. >> reporter: other parents are reluctant to shorten their summer time with their kids. >> i just like having them home to be able to do stuff they want to do to have a little more time. >> reporter: in fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. if the law is changed, school districts probably wouldn't be able to start setting their own start dates until the 2013 school year. >> lawmakers in maryland will begin their legislative session on wednesday and two potentially controversial topics will be front and center. a bill legalizing same sex marriage will be reintroduced. last year that bill passed in the senate but was killed in the house. this year governor o'malley is expected to put his name on the measure. there could also be gas tax increases to pay for transportation projects. the tax is currently 23.5 cents a gallon. it could go up to 38.5 cents a gallon. >>> a montgomery county police officer has been given a congressional badge o
some parents support the change. >> it's an educational issue where the quality of education is concerned i think they should have top priority over business. >> reporter: other parents are reluctant to shorten their summer time with their kids. >> i just like having them home to be able to do stuff they want to do to have a little more time. >> reporter: in fairfax county, julie carey, news 4. if the law is changed, school districts probably wouldn't be able to start...
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how are we going to make sure that folks have hope and opportunity, a good education? we bring back some of the manufacturing jobs and continue on this path to progress. >> there is a reality that on the campaign stump, mitt romney has been denied a line that he's been relying on when it comes to 8% unemployment, which was a significant marker. this is how he's been talking about it this fall. >> we've had 43 straight months with unemployment above 8%. he said that he'd create jobs, and instead we have unemployment now still over 8% for 43 straight months. >> the symbolism, mike murphy, is there for everyone to see. you get below 8% it matters. >> it becomes a good political club for the obama folks. but fundamentally, i don't think america woke up and said, hey, everything is fixed. we feel great. you can still see the economic worry. the middle class has been buried for four years. i think what's changed is not statistics out of d.c. i think we make a lot of that. it's the perception out in the states. >> but that's been a great point, chuck. when you see people feel
how are we going to make sure that folks have hope and opportunity, a good education? we bring back some of the manufacturing jobs and continue on this path to progress. >> there is a reality that on the campaign stump, mitt romney has been denied a line that he's been relying on when it comes to 8% unemployment, which was a significant marker. this is how he's been talking about it this fall. >> we've had 43 straight months with unemployment above 8%. he said that he'd create jobs,...
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these steps being taken should help decrease the crashes and educate the public of the surroundings and challenges they may face as they visit the park. >> this work starts today and is expected to continue through summer. reporting live in arlington, i'm tracee wilkins. >>> this morning a fairfax county football coach is suspended without pay after his arrest in a dopingization investigation. police arrested jeffrey reagan after a six-month sting. officers say he tried to buy steroids from jeremy earlier this week. reagan coached at both west springfield and south county high schools and taught at mountain view alternative learning center. they found no evidence either men tried to sell steroids to students. >>> montgomery fire fire chief made several changes to the 911 dispatch center after a report about a dispatcher caught sleeping on the job. >> old on one second, ma'am, let me try and get them on the known again. >> okay. >> that call came back in april when a dispatcher was in the 17th hour of a 24-hour overtime shift. they held a hearing yesterday to determine whether the 24-hou
these steps being taken should help decrease the crashes and educate the public of the surroundings and challenges they may face as they visit the park. >> this work starts today and is expected to continue through summer. reporting live in arlington, i'm tracee wilkins. >>> this morning a fairfax county football coach is suspended without pay after his arrest in a dopingization investigation. police arrested jeffrey reagan after a six-month sting. officers say he tried to buy...
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she was tired of having all of the educational process upset because every five seconds some kid had to go to the bathroom. >> became a thing. >> it's hard enough to teach kids today. [ commode flushing sound] >> let's get out of this one. >> i told you, winter is not the one big deal. so is this host chat. we're leaving for the bahamas tomorrow. >> here's the deal. i know everyone can't come. i wish you could. trip advisor has come out with a list of people's choice awards. places that people love. they've traveled the world. these are the top hits. one of them happens to be the "atlantis" where we're staying. congratulations to them. ninth trendiest in the world. top honors, the world's trendiest hotel went to a villa in cape town, south africa. >> i've never been there. i hear so many great things about it. look at this. very trendy. >> if your looking for the most luxurious, go to the grand delmar in san diego, california. if small is your smile, the best b&b in the country is the a.j. thompson house in duluth, minnesota. rates start at $179. >> it's beautiful. doesn't look like
she was tired of having all of the educational process upset because every five seconds some kid had to go to the bathroom. >> became a thing. >> it's hard enough to teach kids today. [ commode flushing sound] >> let's get out of this one. >> i told you, winter is not the one big deal. so is this host chat. we're leaving for the bahamas tomorrow. >> here's the deal. i know everyone can't come. i wish you could. trip advisor has come out with a list of people's...
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. >> reporter: like santorum's admission that he made a mistake backing president bush's education overhaul. >> it was against the principles i believed in, but when you're part of the team sometimes you take one for the team for the leader, and i made a mistake. you know, politics is a team sport, folks. >> reporter: in phoenix today romney took a swing at that comment, too. >> he talked about this as taking one for the team. i wonder which team he was taking it for? >> reporter: riding a wave of momentum. >> i'm here to talk about a positive solution to the problems that confront this country. >> reporter: santorum who insists he's the true conservative in the race mocked romney's assertion that he balanced budgets as massachusetts governor. >> michael dukakis balanced the budget for ten years, does that qualify him to be president of the united states? i don't think so. >> reporter: romney fired back accusing santorum of being a creature of washington's excessive spending. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: as romne
. >> reporter: like santorum's admission that he made a mistake backing president bush's education overhaul. >> it was against the principles i believed in, but when you're part of the team sometimes you take one for the team for the leader, and i made a mistake. you know, politics is a team sport, folks. >> reporter: in phoenix today romney took a swing at that comment, too. >> he talked about this as taking one for the team. i wonder which team he was taking it for?...
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one in three women are better educated than their husbands and the earning potential of women has increased so much. since 1970 the earning potential of women has increased 44%. the earning potential of men only increased 6%. >> we're on the move, baby. >> we're back. >> we're back. >> a lady from kentucky. among married couples, what was the first winter olympic event open to women, skiing, figure skating, luge or bobsled? >> figure skating. >> can't believe this. good for you. >> good day for the money. figure skating was the first. >> figure skating was the first. and 15 women competed in the 1924 games in figure skating. i think that's a picture of sonya henny. she won the gold in 1928. now women are dominating the athletic field. >> back across to kath. >> lovely lady from pennsylvania. in 1955, "house keeping monthly" ran an article titled "the good wife's guide." it suggested that wives do all but which of the following things for their husbands. have dinner ready when he comes home from work. prepare a fire for him to unwind near when it's cold. feign sincerity in your warm greeting
one in three women are better educated than their husbands and the earning potential of women has increased so much. since 1970 the earning potential of women has increased 44%. the earning potential of men only increased 6%. >> we're on the move, baby. >> we're back. >> we're back. >> a lady from kentucky. among married couples, what was the first winter olympic event open to women, skiing, figure skating, luge or bobsled? >> figure skating. >> can't believe...
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our chief education correspondent, rehema ellis, is with us from chicago. >> reporter: good evening, the heavy lifting is over, that, from the school department. and representatives of the teacher's union met for a short while, updating members on the framework of a deal. they say they expect to vote on a deal on sunday. if approved, kids will be back in school on monday. we're still waiting for details on the compromises reached for the major issues. teacher evaluation rehiring poli laid-off teachers, plus a possible 16% students on performance tests, and a rehiring policy for laid-off teachers, plus a possible 16% increase for teachers who make an average over $75,000 a year, in a district already struggling financially. all week, parents showed strong support for teachers, but there is concern on whether or not that would last into another week. a big teacher rally is planned for tomorrow, but the big excitement will come on monday. if indeed there is an agreement and kids go back to school in chicago. brian? >> rehema ellis covering the story for us in chicago. >>> up next as we
our chief education correspondent, rehema ellis, is with us from chicago. >> reporter: good evening, the heavy lifting is over, that, from the school department. and representatives of the teacher's union met for a short while, updating members on the framework of a deal. they say they expect to vote on a deal on sunday. if approved, kids will be back in school on monday. we're still waiting for details on the compromises reached for the major issues. teacher evaluation rehiring poli...
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if you can have a broad education, understand a lot of different things about the world, you'll be fine talking about the world. >> i also think reading everything matters. it is one of those things if you can read everything you get your hands on you're not going to believe how valuable that stuff will be to you later. if you don't know what you guys want to be, it will come to you later. don't feel pressure. thanks for coming to see us. >>> still ahead, living room furniture for both parents and kids. >>> the tricks to trading up when you travel. >>> we're back on this try day friday with "today's home" and how to tastefully share your living space with your kids. willie geist with two little ones at home knows exactly what we're talking about. >> you have to be creative. you don't always have to sacrifice style though when you have kids. here to show you how to create a harmonious space for the whole family, "parents" magazine lifestyle editor, tarin morgan. >> it can be done. >> we have the proof right here. first, storage bins are more attractive than ever. these are from garnet hi
if you can have a broad education, understand a lot of different things about the world, you'll be fine talking about the world. >> i also think reading everything matters. it is one of those things if you can read everything you get your hands on you're not going to believe how valuable that stuff will be to you later. if you don't know what you guys want to be, it will come to you later. don't feel pressure. thanks for coming to see us. >>> still ahead, living room furniture...
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romney also said he would is rink the department of education. and on taxes he said he would likely eliminate the mortgage deduction on second homes for the wealthy. and limit or cut state income tax deductions to pay for his cuts across the board. and the romney campaign is still trying to capitalize on anne romney understanding mothers. but anne romney, the mother of five boys, can't understand the challenges facing cash strapped working mothers because she never worked a day in her life. at the time romney supporters insisted they were offended. but this weekend, mrs. romney cast the gaffe in political terms. it was my early birthday president for someone to be critical of me as a mother. and that was really a defining moment and i loved it. her husband called the episode a gift. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> violent couple days in afghanistan. widespread coordinated attacks across kabul. they hit nato headquarters, the u.s. embassy. it web with the on for 18 hours, it was ferocious. the taliban said it was in retaliation for the
romney also said he would is rink the department of education. and on taxes he said he would likely eliminate the mortgage deduction on second homes for the wealthy. and limit or cut state income tax deductions to pay for his cuts across the board. and the romney campaign is still trying to capitalize on anne romney understanding mothers. but anne romney, the mother of five boys, can't understand the challenges facing cash strapped working mothers because she never worked a day in her life. at...
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. >> they tracked 700 highly able individuals and found out ambitious people got a lot of education but didn't necessarily live longer. >> and you wonder if they're necessarily happier in their lives. some of my most miserable friends, not friends but people i know well, are the biggest overachieving people in the whole world. you know some of them. they're billionaires. they've got a gazillion people working for them. you know that saying he who dies with the most toys wins, sometimes he who dies with the most toys is the most miserable person on the planet. >> i agree. >> it's not about the stuff. >> when you have the itch you can't scratch, there's nothing that will ever make you feel like you're at peace, you've got a problem. forever you'll be chasing that high. >> never be enough. >> there's a difference between ambition, which is a good thing, and that chasing, that -- >> yeah. obsession. yeah. although i do like that perfume. >> yeah. >> it's time for kathie lee's hysterical "friday funny." >> it's too much. all right. an irishman walks into a pub. bartender asks him what will y
. >> they tracked 700 highly able individuals and found out ambitious people got a lot of education but didn't necessarily live longer. >> and you wonder if they're necessarily happier in their lives. some of my most miserable friends, not friends but people i know well, are the biggest overachieving people in the whole world. you know some of them. they're billionaires. they've got a gazillion people working for them. you know that saying he who dies with the most toys wins,...
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plus an additional $10,000 for educational projects. >> jiff peanut butter's most creative peanut butter sandwich. we have the top five finalists. logan from tennessee. delvin from houston, texas. mike from jericho, new york. mallory from hilton head, south carolina. and sullivan from minnesota. hey, guys, how are you? all right. show us what you're going to make with your peanut butter. what have you got there? >> right here we are making a chomp burger. it's a peanut butter turkey burger. first we add the burger which is -- which since it's ground white meat turkey. now we're adding the slaw. >> an apple slice you clever guy. we're going to come down here and try it. here, randy. >> oh. >> come on, it's a peanut butter burger! show it some love. >> all right. >> while you're biting into that one, what are you making over here? >> pb all dressed up salad. >> pb all dressed up. how is that? >> you're not having it. >> i'm trying it, too. >> that's actually pretty good. >> you rock. go ahead. tell us what you're making. making a pb all dressed up. >> how do you make it? >> in here we have
plus an additional $10,000 for educational projects. >> jiff peanut butter's most creative peanut butter sandwich. we have the top five finalists. logan from tennessee. delvin from houston, texas. mike from jericho, new york. mallory from hilton head, south carolina. and sullivan from minnesota. hey, guys, how are you? all right. show us what you're going to make with your peanut butter. what have you got there? >> right here we are making a chomp burger. it's a peanut butter turkey...
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if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu/beltway to find our 5 locations in your area i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. with copd, i thought i'd miss our family tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starti
if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu/beltway to find our 5 locations in your area i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung...
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the obama coalition is younger voters, young -- college educated women, latinos, blacks, the ascendant forces on the part -- chris: we'll be right back with predictions and scoops from the notebooks of these top reporters. notebooks of these top reporters. clarence actually has his [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is naph
the obama coalition is younger voters, young -- college educated women, latinos, blacks, the ascendant forces on the part -- chris: we'll be right back with predictions and scoops from the notebooks of these top reporters. notebooks of these top reporters. clarence actually has his [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie...
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it's not just for education. it will keep property taxes down. >> reporter: if passed, the sixth casino will go up and make table games legal statewide. not everyone is for it. >> there are a lot of negative aspects. >> reporter: many of the voters we talked to did their homework and were prepared to vote on the other questions on the ballot as well. >> all the issues on the absentee ballot last night. >> reporter: two highly talked about questions on the ballot, four and six. four is known as the dream act. legislation was passed by the general assembly in 2011 allowing undocumented students to attend college. in question six, will they uphold or dismiss maryland's equality laws. no matter how you vote, the common theme, just vote. >> as young people, it's important to exercise your right to vote. >> reporter: keith and barbara, here in prince george's county, polls will close at 8:00 p.m. tonight. that's the latest from washington. back to you. >> thanks. >>> if the president approves question 6, maryland is th
it's not just for education. it will keep property taxes down. >> reporter: if passed, the sixth casino will go up and make table games legal statewide. not everyone is for it. >> there are a lot of negative aspects. >> reporter: many of the voters we talked to did their homework and were prepared to vote on the other questions on the ballot as well. >> all the issues on the absentee ballot last night. >> reporter: two highly talked about questions on the ballot,...
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here's nbc's chief education correspondent. rehema ellis. >> the first and most practical way -- >> reporter: in this summer school class in atlanta students are to focus on what's ahead. >> i'm thinking about tomorrow not today. >> reporter: 16-year-old jonathan hernandez says he wants to be an engineer, so he is studying how carpentry is related. he's one of 4200 taking courses at an atlanta technical college, all part of a two-year, statewide program in georgia that mandates students as early as sixth grade pick a career. they get regular career counseling, evaluation, and hands on learning. some say it's too early for kids to know what they want to do. but others insist in today's economy students need to plan for the future as soon as possible. even though they can change their minds as they go along. >> we can no longer afford to send our children to college without a clue in the world of what they want to do. >> reporter: that works for 17-year-old lauren. >> i just want to know it's something i really want to do as a ca
here's nbc's chief education correspondent. rehema ellis. >> the first and most practical way -- >> reporter: in this summer school class in atlanta students are to focus on what's ahead. >> i'm thinking about tomorrow not today. >> reporter: 16-year-old jonathan hernandez says he wants to be an engineer, so he is studying how carpentry is related. he's one of 4200 taking courses at an atlanta technical college, all part of a two-year, statewide program in georgia that...
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. >> you have a proliferation of guns, economic disaster, educational issues. social and spiritual issues, and you put all of that in one place, and it's a powder keg ready to explode. >> and that place is right here? >> it's right here in the innercity of chicago. >> reporter: seeking ways to diffuse the violence before more lives are lost. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> this next item made a lot of u.s. consumers sit up and take notice today. bluefin tuna caught off the california coast have been found to contain elevated levels of radioactive matter dating back to the japanese earthquake and tsunami that led to the nuclear accident at the fukushima power plant. our report tonight from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: today in southern california, don inspects the catch of the day, and stressed his fish are safe to eat. >> the word radiation creates fear in people. >> reporter: the 15 bluefin tuna caught and tested off california's coast last summer, showed low levels of radiation, but still ten times higher than normal. scientists say it's the firs
. >> you have a proliferation of guns, economic disaster, educational issues. social and spiritual issues, and you put all of that in one place, and it's a powder keg ready to explode. >> and that place is right here? >> it's right here in the innercity of chicago. >> reporter: seeking ways to diffuse the violence before more lives are lost. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> this next item made a lot of u.s. consumers sit up and take notice today. bluefin...